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Author: Bob Krech

Bob Krech, M.Ed., has over twenty-five years of experience as an elementary math specialist, supervisor, consultant, and advisor for a variety of school districts as well as ETS and Scholastic. He has worked with the Cyberchase team since 2007 and is currently serving as math advisor on broadcast and digital content. He has written twenty-five books for teachers, parents, and students on making math fun and interesting as well as two award-winning children’s books, and has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for Elementary Math.
Cyberchase

Cyberchase and Citizen Science

By Bob Krech, Apr 19, 2019

Why don’t kids like math and science? Based on my many years of teaching elementary math and science, I know that when kids are bored with these subjects, it’s usually because they don’t see the point of how these subjects could be useful or interesting in the context of their real lives. Kids want to … Read more “Cyberchase and Citizen Science”

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